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| Academic Standards | 1 |
| Basic Skills | 1 |
| Graduation Requirements | 1 |
| Minimum Competency Testing | 1 |
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| Secondary Education | 1 |
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| Phi Delta Kappan | 1 |
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| Popham, W. James | 1 |
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Popham, W. James – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
Argues for the value of high-quality minimum competency testing (MCT) programs in efforts to restore honesty to public school promotion practices. Lists the seven characteristics of a good program and discusses the effects of MCT on students, on curriculum and teaching, and on public perceptions of schooling. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Graduation Requirements
